Shot Peening has been around for over 75 years and for the most part, the way the process is characterized […]
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December 15, 2011
Engineering A New Class Of Thermal Spray Nano-Based Microstructures From Agglomerated Nanostructured Particles, Suspensions And Solutions: An Invited Review
From the pioneering works of McPherson in 1973 who identified nanometre-sized features in thermal spray conventional alumina coatings (using sprayed […]
January 8, 2011
Implementation Of Velocity Measurement As Intensity Verification In Production
The current method for determining shot peening intensities and to verify process parame-ters in production is to use Almen strips […]
August 6, 2010
Theoretical and Experimental Particle Velocity in Cold Spray
In an effort to corroborate theoretical and experimental techniques used for cold spray particle velocity analysis, two theoretical and one […]
January 30, 2009
Improved Thermal Spray Consistency Via Plume Sensors -An Aerospace Perspective
Plume Sensor Technology can assist the conventional thermal spray shop to improve process consistency and output for many different process […]
May 15, 2008
Pre-Oxidation And TGO Growth Behaviour Of An Air-Plasma-Sprayed Thermal Barrier Coating
In thermal barrier coating (TBC) systems, spinel and nickel oxide formed in an oxidizing environment are believed to be detrimental […]
October 10, 2007
Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Thermal Barriers Sprayed Using N2-H2 and Ar-H2 Plasmas: Influence of Processing and Heat Treatment on Coating Properties
Thermal barrier coatings were produced using both Ar and N2 as the primary plasma gas. Various aspects of the process […]
July 17, 2007
Influence Of Particle Temperature And Velocity On The Microstructure And Mechanical Behaviour Of High Velocity Oxy-Fuel (HVOF)-Sprayed Nanostructured Titania Coatings
Nanostructured titania feedstock powders were deposited via high velocity oxy-fuel (HVOF) spraying onto Ti–6Al–4V substrates. Using in-flight particle diagnostics, different […]
September 15, 2005
Superior Performance of High-Velocity Oxyfuel-Sprayed Nanostructured TiO2 in Comparison to Air Plasma-Sprayed Conventional Al2O3-13TiO2
Air plasma-sprayed conventional alumina-titania (Al2O3-13wt.%TiO2) coatings have been used for many years in the thermal spray industry for antiwear applications, […]
